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A94139
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The soveraignes desire peace: the subjectes dutie obedience. By Thomas Swadlin.
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Swadlin, Thomas, 1600-1670.
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1643
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Wing S6227; Thomason E88_22; ESTC R209873
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be at peace with man We know We are passed from death to life because we love the brethren pray we therefore Peace in our time O Lord. You see what an excellent thing peace is and being so excellent a thing what manner of persons think you are those 2 a 2 ae that hinder us from the fruition of it why that my next consideration is to tell you And I must tell you there are many so many that it would tyre your eares to heare and my tonâ—ue to name them all that we may come without wearinesse to our journeyes end I shall name you but the Ring-leaders and they are first a Schismaticall Corah in the Church Secondly A dislovall Absolon in the State Thirdly An idolatrous Ieroboam in the Throne Fourthly A roud Haman in the Court and Fifthly A covetous Nabal in the countrey Schisme deposes the Church and takes away Religion For he that like Corah wil obtrude his own opinions his own Enthusiasmes for as undoubted Truths as the Articles of Religion established by the Church would have either many Churches or no Church many religions or no religion and this was Corahs case he thought himselfe as holy and as welâ— inspired as Aaron away therefore with the Schismatick that Coachman that dares drive the Horses of the Sunne Prometheus was much to blame for it hee had like to set the world on fire It was heretofore the Angels dignity it is still his duty to muzzell this Asse Disloyalty dethrones the King for he that will not obey his King when the King commands nothing but what is lawfull and therefore ought to be obeyed would have no King at all and what imperfect state that is which hath no King Judg 17.6 you may read in that sad sentence In those dayes there was no King in Israel but every man did that which was right in his owne eyes and that was bad enough Judg. 18 for by that means Mica brought in a new religion the Tribe of Dan brought in Burglary rifling and robbing of houses and the men of Gibea brought in ravishing of women Iudg. 19. even unto death Israel was like Bâ—bel for want of a King and disloyalty to a King is as bad for disloyalty to a King whom God sets over a people is disloyalty to God whosoever resists the power resists the ordinance of God and they that resist Râ—â— 13. shall receive to themselves damnation From both which confusion for want of a King and damnation for want of loyalty to a King that we may be preserved God conserve our King to us and our loyalty to him Amen Idolatry dethrones God For he that worshippeth many gods as every Idolater doth hath no God Deus si non unus nullus If God be not one he is none Com. in Colos De vera Rel. 37. And therefore Saint Ambrose cals Idolatry Crimen pergrave a very a very heavie and crying sinne Origo impietatis as Saint Austine the Fountaine of all impiety and misery both Never had the Israelites known the misery of captivity but for their often provocations and Jeroboams Idolatry was not the least of those provocations from which captivity that we may be preserved God keepe us from idolatry Pride and covetousnesse evermore breakes the bond of peace 4. and 5. 1 Cor. 6. for covetousnesse sayes the Apostle why doe yee not rather suffer wrong q. d. Were but every one of you content to put up a little wrong what peace would there be in the whole City in the whole Country How would it flourish to the credit of the Gospell and comfort of your selves but alasse you are so wedded to the world that the value of a halfâ—-penny sets you to the Law And for pride sayes Salomon It is the mother of contention pro. 13.10 did not men thinke themselves fitter to governe then to be governed to rule then to bee ruled we should never faile of peace Endeavour to keepe the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace Eph. 4 sayes the Apostle and this bond is nâ—ver or seldome broken but either by the proud man or the covetous The covetous maâ— thinkes it too hard for his purse-strings the proud-man thinkes it too hard for his heart strings and so both would have it a little easier the one that he might not pay so much the other thaâ— he might not obey so much Pride was the losse of Ierusalem and covetousnesse of Constantinople Had the Christian Commanders yeelded to one Generall Had the Christian Grecians yeelded a seasonable supply the Turke had never beene Lord of the one nor the other I pray God continue our King in content to Rule according to Law and out selves in humility to obey according to Gospell that England may never bee lost but live in peace till Iesus Christ the Prince of peace come to judgement Amen You see the hinderers of our peace Schismaticall Kora's Disloyall Absolons Idolatrous Jeroboams proâ—â— Hamans Covetous Nabals I wish not those of ours their ends if any such be amongst us but I wish you to say to God deliver us from them Amen And so God will if when we have obtained peace by the fervency of our prayers we will endeavour to maintaine it by the industry of our paines and how it may be maintained my next consideration is to tell you There are many preservatives of peace I shall name them 3a 2ae which I conceive to be the chiefest Caâ—oatur iracundia si praecaveri non poterit cohibeatur It is Saint Ambrose take heed of anger or if you cannot prevent it from breaking out yet restraine it So the Father goes on Si praeoccupaverit mentem tuam iracundia ne relinquas locum tuum If anger doe possesse your heart yet doe you keepe the possession of your place locus tuus patientia sapientia ratio Luke 21.29 Rom. 32 and what is your place Your place is wisdome reason patience In patience possesse your soules as our Saviouradvises Overcome evill with good as Saint Paul advises At least soone recover your selves againe as Aristippus and Aeschynes two famous Philosophers having fallen out sayes the one to the other come shall wee be friends It is a shame for such as us to be enemies I with all my heart sayes the other well remember I am the better man and first offered the peace sayes Aristippus I will sayes Aeschynes and ever acknowledge you so hereafter because I the worst man first offered you the quarrell I with all Christians to follow the example of these Hâ—athens and then upon our prayers we should have and by such means maintaine peace Obliviscantur injuriae let all former injuries be forgotten yea Deleantur let an Act of Oblivion be passed upon them and doleantur peccata and let all those sinnes which hinder our peace be repented of for as Iehu asked Ieboram what peace so long as the whoredomes of Iesabell remaine So in vaine doe